Nebraska pulls away in the end to upset No. 22 Kansas in 7-5 win
Nebraska baseball (15-18) hit the road to its neighboring state for a single-game outing with No. 19 Kansas (27-7) on Tuesday night. The Huskers pulled off the upset over the Jayhawks, taking a 7-5 victory.
Nebraska initially started strong, going up 3-1 at the end of the second inning. However, Kansas pinned the Huskers in a 4-4 tie after scoring three runs in the fifth and held the tie until the eighth. Nebraska took the lead from there to get the win.
The Huskers finished with eight hits for seven RBIs, while Kansas delivered five hits for five RBIs.
Max Buettenback broke the tie in the eighth with an RBI single, capping off a 3-for-3, three-RBI day. He also hit two doubles on the night.
Cayden Brumbaugh drove in two RBIs for Nebraska, going 2-for-5 at the plate. Will Jesske struck his second home run of the season with his lone hit of the game. Cael Frost also finished with one hit, adding to the Huskers' lead in the eighth.
Nebraska put 10 pitchers on the mound, but along with holding Kansas to five runs, five hits and five RBIs, struck out nine batters.
Ryan Harrahill made his second career start and allowed one run on two hits in two innings of work. TJ Coats fired two strikeouts in his shutout third inning.
Pryce Bender (1-0) picked up his first career win after tossing a scoreless seventh inning. Drew Christo shut out the Jayhawks in the eighth, going three-up, three-down. Luke Broderick earned his sixth save of the season, allowing one hit and one run in the ninth.
Nebraska travels to Iowa City for a three-game conference series with the Hawkeyes starting on Friday night. The first pitch for game one is set for 6:00 p.m. CT on B1G+.
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